1. miscarriage questions and answers - MedHelp

    I don't have an answer for your exact question, except to say that it may be
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Study:  Bowel condition may increase the risk of miscarriage
 
Note:  The writer states, "IBS is linked with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain, and researchers said these conditions should also be studied to see if they caused miscarriage." There have been studies on pregnancy in fibromyalgia and CFS.

A 2011 study of women able to give birth who had fibromyalgia vs pregnant controls who did not yielded the following stats: Parturients with FMS had higher rates of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR; 7.1% vs. 1.0%, p = 0.001), recurrent abortions defined as 3 or more spontaneous miscarriages (9.8% vs. 1.8%, p < 0.001), gestational diabetes mellitus (14.3% vs. 7%, p = 0.012), and polyhydramnios (12.5% vs. 1.6%, p < 0.001). These patients had lower rates of preterm deliveries (PTD; 6.3% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.018).

Schacterle and Komaroff (2004) found that the rate of first trimester spontaneous miscarriage was 4 times higher than normal in women with CFS. The authors acknowledge that this higher rate may be caused by confounding variables and that further investigation is needed to validate this finding. The authors found no significant difference in the rate of other pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm labor, or low birth weight infants, in women who became pregnant after the onset of CFS.

Dr. Jonathan Kerr associated Parvovirus B19 with subgroups of CFS. Parvovirus B19 can cause hydrops fetalis if a non-immune pregnant woman is exposed, but the CDC states that less than 5% of women who get parvovirus B19 during pregnancy end up miscarrying. A clinical history of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) is associated with miscarriage as is CFS, but that doesn't necessarily equate to more miscarriages in CFS patients with an intial infection of Q fever.

Bowel condition may increase the risk of miscarriage

By JO MACFARLANE/ Daily Mail
PUBLISHED: 19:10 EST, 24 March 2012 | UPDATED: 19:10 EST, 24 March 2012


Pregnant women with a common bowel condition may be 20 per cent more likely to miscarry, according to new research.

The study is the first to look at the links between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and miscarriage and suggests that pregnant women with the condition should receive additional antenatal (prenatal) care.

The research examined information from the GP records of 100,000 British women who became pregnant between January 1990 and December 2008. Of those, more than 26,000 had suffered from IBS, a chronic condition causing pain and bloating.

Pregnant women with a bowel condition may be 20 per cent more likely to miscarry, according to new research

The researchers found that 6,500 – six per cent – of the women suffered a miscarriage, which is within the normal range.

But when they looked at the women who also had IBS, the proportion who lost their babies rose to 7.5 per cent, which is considered significant.

The risk increased further – up to 30 per cent – if the women also had pre-existing problems with depression and anxiety. IBS is linked with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain, and researchers said these conditions should also be studied to see if they caused miscarriage.

The study was by a team from University College Cork in Ireland and the University of Manchester. One of the authors, Dr Ali Khashan, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College Cork, said: ‘We think this will open the eyes of clinicians and GPs to the possibility women who have IBS should be cared for in a certain way if pregnant.’

IBS is a common condition of the digestive system causing painful bouts of stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. While there is no cure, the symptoms can be relieved by altering diet and managed by medication.

However, obstetrician Virginia Beckett, of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, urged caution over the findings. ‘IBS is often misdiagnosed and there can be other underlying problems which may contribute to miscarriage,’ she said. ‘Women should ensure they take folic acid throughout pregnancy as it reduces the risk of miscarriage. They should also stop smoking, lose weight and eat healthily.’


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2119880/Bowel-condition-increase-risk-miscarriage.html#ixzz1q5dHhzxJ

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Who doesn't have some kind of 'IBS', or stomach problem. Most people self diagnose, or gps diagnose without any reliable tests being undertaken. This can't be considered as reliable research.

 

I have had IBS symptoms for as long as I can remember and managed to start controlling the condition about 10 years ago when I started taking probiotic yoghurt drinks, eating seeds (especially linseeds added to soups, custards, yogurts etc) and taking high factor Manuka Honey. This article caught my eye because I lost a baby at 24 weeks and had my daughter at 27 weeks of pregnancy. She survived and I came through an emergency caesarian and hysterectomy, diagnosed with Placenta Accreta, the same condition that Amanda Holden had in her recent pregnancy. Normal prognosis is death as mothers lose so much blood. I do know that my blood pressure dropped to 70/40 and they had to sew me up without doing a pelvic floor muscle repair. The surgeon said that he could have done a neater job internally but it wouldn't have benefitted a corpse! I now discover at age 58 that I may be gluten intolerant and this might account for my IBS symptoms and my miscarriage/placenta accreta.

 

I always thought there was a connection between IBS and gynaecological problems. I couldnt conceive for around 8 years and put this down, myself, to the IBS having some kind of input. I am convinced that IBS is a contributing factor to infertility problems and even, as stated in this article, miscarriage. This is no surprise to me.

 

Perhaps Doctors should consider Hypothyroidism as the cause which should be found out and treated before a woman becomes pregnant. Tests currently being used are not reliable, and neither is T4 (Thyroxine) always a good treatment. Hypothyroidism will cause miscarriages, and high Blood pressure. It will also cause defects in the babies. Babies should also have checks at intervals to make sure they have not got or aquire this condition as it can also be inherited. If Hypothyroidism is not treated it then goes on to cause more serious problems which in turn cost the NHS even more.

 
 

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